HONG KONG: A large crowd of democracy activists marched to the US consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday in an attempt to increase international pressure on Beijing after three months of great and sometimes violent protests. Millions have taken to the streets of Hong Kong in the last 14 weeks in the biggest challenge to […]
LONDON: According to a strong report from the influential Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK government, those who violate media freedom should be ashamed and punished through international coordination and sanctions. The report, which refers to the evolution of physical, virtual and financial threats facing journalists worldwide, urges the Foreign Office to support journalists by
SRINAGAR: The authorities reinforced a one-month security shutdown on Sunday in the main city of Srinagar in occupied Kashmir after breaking Shias processions that defied a ban. A military repression was imposed in the disputed Himalayan region on August 5 to avoid unrest when New Delhi revoked its autonomy. On Sunday, mobile phone networks and
WASHINGTON: The president of the United States, Donald Trump, surprised many people on Saturday night when he announced that he was supposed to meet with the Taliban leaders and the Afghan president at Camp David on Sunday, but those talks were suspended. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told CNN that the United
LAHORE: State Bank governor Reza Baqir told an audience of business leaders in Lahore on Saturday that the reasons behind the growing trade deficit in recent years was the absence of a market-based exchange rate, and tried to assure them that the economy is gradually improving. . “In previous years, each time the trade deficit
LAHORE: Facing severe public criticism of rising prices for several daily items, including rotis and naans, the federal government decided on Saturday to restore the old gas rate for tandoors in the country, withdrawing the new rate it began to implement from July 1. The decision was made by the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)
WASHINGTON: The United States has informed a group of Muslim organizations that continues to support direct talks between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other matters. A delegation from the Council of Muslim Organizations of the United States (USCMO) met with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of State for Pakistan Affairs,
HERAT: The Taliban launched an offensive on Friday against a key city in western Afghanistan, authorities said, the latest in a wave of attacks while the United States pushes for an agreement that allows it to begin withdrawing troops. The fight began early in the morning when insurgents briefly seized an Afghan army recruitment center
ISLAMABAD: The government said Friday that its reform agenda signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was on track and that progress so far in almost all performance and structural benchmarks for the first quarter of the current fiscal year were Very encouraging with a strong indication that all objectives will be met. “The progress
WASHINGTON: A senior US official said on Friday that China can certainly play a constructive role in calming the tensions between India and Pakistan that have been triggered by New Delhi's recent decision to annex Kashmir. Speaking at a Defense Day reception at the Pakistani embassy, Deputy Defense Secretary Randall Schriver also said ties between
